Therapeutic Boarding Schools for Boys in Virginia

A Therapeutic Boarding School for Boys, Offering Adventure-Based Learning and Wilderness Therapy, Now Enrolling Boys Year-Round from Virginia

Teen Challenge Adventure Ranch for Boys enrolls boys from Virginia on its Northwest Arkansas Campus. It has addiction treatment and private bedrooms for each of the boys, an exciting wilderness adventure program, as well as mission trips, and equine therapy.

For teen boys with anger, emotional issues, depression, behavioral problems, legal issues, or minor substance abuse, hope exists. An opportunity for a new life is available through Teen Challenge Adventure Ranch. We lovingly train wayward boys to choose a different path in life, leading them to be godly and upright young men.

If you are looking for therapeutic boarding schools or boys ranches in Virginia, take into account that Teen Challenge Adventure Ranch could possibly be exactly what you are searching for. Located in Northwest Arkansas, it is obviously a distance from Virginia, but that may be a good thing. Consider this: For teens in need of intervention, time spent away from your hometown — away from the negative impact of friends and familiar places — away–separate from the influence of friends and familiar places—could be exactly what he needs to cause a transformation. Parents from around the nation, including Virginia, decide on Teen Challenge Adventure Ranch for their sons.

Strong Reputation for Healing and Hope for Hundreds of Boys

As the first residential Teen Challenge program for boys, Teen Challenge Adventure Ranch has been helping families for more than five decades. We feel that a relationship with Jesus is the primary avenue for change in the lives of the boys we serve. Every significant portion of our program is biblically-based. We believe that centering our program on Christ explains why numerous boys have realized success here, even where other programs didn’t work.

A few factors set Teen Challenge Adventure Ranch apart from other therapeutic boarding schools:

MORE STAFF — First, we keep student-to-staff ratios low to ensure that boys have plenty of supervision and personal attention. Our staff are highly trained and most have bachelor or master’s degrees in their area of work.

ADVENTURE-BASED LEARNING — Our outdoor adventure program is second to none. Our students have regular opportunities to experience fun and challenging outdoor activities. Students enjoy camping, backpacking, rappelling, canoeing, and spelunking (cave exploration). Students are challenged physically and learn the importance of goals and perseverance.

MORE PRIVACY FOR EACH BOY — Rather than housing all the boys in a large dorm filled with bunk beds, our students can spend nights in their own bedrooms, separate from the noise and influence of the other boys.

MORE FAMILY VISITS — Residents are allowed to make visits to home on normal scheduled breaks.

MORE ADDICTION TREATMENT — Our program is a licensed dual-diagnosis Addiction Treatment Center with staff expertly trained to treat addictions to alcohol or drugs, as well as harmful lifestyle addictions to gambling, pornography, or online gaming.

EXTENSIVE AFTERCARE PROGRAM — After graduation from Teen Challenge Adventure Ranch, boys return home accompanied by a strong aftercare program to continue the forward momentum. Aftercare is included in our tuition package.

Christian Boarding School Offering a First-Class Education

Education means a great deal to us at Teen Challenge Adventure Ranch for Boys, because we feel education strongly supports future success. In our private Christian school with fully accredited classes, boys study courses led by certified teachers, with individual tutoring available to aid those who are struggling. We offer a GED option for students with too few credits to finish senior high school in an appropriate time frame. Credits earned can transfer to private or public schools at home. Boys can also learn basic vocational skills such as woodworking, basic electrical, construction and carpentry, shop skills, basic automotive, and more. After completing Teen Challenge Adventure Ranch, many boys choose to continue their classwork from home through dual enrollment with Alpha Omega Academy distance learning.

Residents at Teen Challenge Adventure Ranch take part in many recreational activities, both on and off campus. Besides being fun and physically challenging for the boys, it teaches them about reaching goals, communicating and cooperating well with others.

Many teens have turned their lives around and have gone on to make an impact for Christ after graduating from Teen Challenge Adventure Ranch. We would like to talk with you to help you decide if our boarding school is a good fit for your son. Whether you choose Teen Challenge Adventure Ranch, a school in Virginia, or another program, we hope your family can find the healing that Christ can bring. Please read the rest of our website and use our inquiry form or call us today.

Thank you again for considering Teen Challenge Adventure Ranch as you look for therapeutic boarding schools for your teenage boy in or near Virginia.

Teen Challenge Endorsers

Former President

Ronald Reagan

“Teen Challenge gives our kids something to live for – a relationship with God, a healthy self-esteem, and a direction in their lives that finally leads somewhere.”

Former Attorney General

John Ashcroft

“Teen Challenge changes the world one person at a time.”

Founder, Prison Fellowship

Charles Colson

“The Teen Challenge program succeeds when all of the government programs have failed.”

Former President

George W. Bush

“Too many young [people] have already lost their lives. Teen Challenge works to change young people’s lives by changing their hearts.”

Television Personality

Art Linkletter

“In my opinion, Teen Challenge is doing the best all-around job of providing the kids with something meaningful in their lives. And that’s what they all need.”

Former US Drug Czar

Dr. John A. Howard

“Of all the programs reported to the Commission, the most successful is the program conducted by Teen Challenge.”

Past Director, AT&T Corporation

Jim Blanchard

“Teen Challenge is one of the most successful programs in our country.”

About Our Director

Darren Reynolds, MA, is a tireless innovator and team-builder. He has worked with troubled youth for nearly 30 years. He became the Executive Director of Teen Challenge Adventure Ranch in 1996. He holds a Master’s Degree in Counseling.

PO Box 20. Morrow, AR 72749

Fax: (888) 844-1669

Should you need help finding reform schools, schools with therapy, or military schools, please let us know. Teen Challenge Adventure Ranch is a Christian therapeutic boarding school and boys home. Boys come to our therapeutic school and home in Northwest Arkansas from across the United States. We help at-risk boys who struggle with behavioral issues. Therapeutic boarding schools and boys homes like Teen Challenge offer behavioral therapy and a rehab for troubled teen boys with teen counseling for boys. It is an affordable therapeutic ranch for at-risk teenage boys, boys with anger, oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), attention deficit disorder (ADD), and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or rebellion.